Foreign registration · Form CR2E007

Kansas Corporation Foreign Registration in Florida

A corporation formed in Kansas that wants to do business in Florida files Form CR2E007, with $70 in state fees. Florida may ask for Kansas's Certificate of Good Standing ($7.50). We file it with the Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section from your Kansas records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Kansas and Florida each ask for

	Kansas formed here	Florida registering here
Document	Kansas Certificate of Good Standing	Form CR2E007, Application by Foreign Corporation for Authorization to Transact Business in Florida
State fee	$7.50	$70 at order
How it is handled	Kansas: online as a PDF in your Kansas business account	Filed with Florida
Office	Kansas Secretary of State, Business Services Division	Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations (Sunbiz), Registration Section
Official page	sos.ks.gov	form.sunbiz.org
Yearly filing	Business Entity Information Report, fee set by the state, every two years	Annual Report, $150, every year
Due	15th day of the 4th month after tax-year-end	May 1
Agent	Your Kansas resident agent	Our Florida registered agent

How Kansas companies register with Florida

We prepare and file Form CR2E007
It names us as your Florida registered agent, with your Kansas name and formation date. If Florida wants the Kansas certificate, it is ordered first. After approval, your Kansas corporation is registered with Florida.

Your Kansas name and Florida's rules

If another Florida company uses the Kansas name, an alternate name is allowed. Florida can hold a name for $35 before you file.

Your Florida agent and the Kansas one

Florida calls it a registered agent; Kansas says resident agent. Florida papers come to us; Kansas's agent is unchanged.

Yearly filings: Florida and Kansas

Kansas wants the Business Entity Information Report every two years; Florida wants the Annual Report every year ($150). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Kansas to Florida

An LLC formed in Kansas files Form CR2E027 with Florida ($125 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($7.50)). After that come Kansas's Information Report ($90) and Florida's Annual Report ($138.75). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Florida company in Kansas

A corporation formed in Florida that registers with Kansas files Form FA with $115 in state fees; no Florida certificate is needed. See that filing.

Questions Kansas owners ask about Florida

Does my Kansas company need to register in Florida?

Yes, once a Kansas business operates there; Florida law lists 13 activities that do not count on their own.

Is this a certificate of authority?

Florida calls it registration for Kansas corporations; other states say certificate of authority.

How much does the Florida registration cost?

$269 at checkout; Florida may also want Kansas's Certificate of Good Standing, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Kansas and Florida?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Kansas's report (fee set by the state, every two years) and Florida's report ($150).

What if I don't register with Florida?

Florida can charge a Kansas company a civil penalty of up to $1,000 and a fine of at least $500.

Does Florida require a registered agent?

Yes: the Kansas resident agent stays, and ours covers Florida for year one, with a street address there.

Will Florida accept my Kansas name?

Yes, if no company there has it; if one does, it uses an alternate name there and keeps its Kansas name at home.

Can I form a new Florida corporation instead?

Yes, but Kansas keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Florida's Annual Report ($150), and the original keeps Kansas's Business Entity Information Report.

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